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CROWD-SOURCED MAPPING

  • US 20190279247A1
  • Filed: 03/08/2018
  • Published: 09/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2018
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A decentralized system for incentivizing collection of map data comprising a plurality of devices for collecting map data, wherein each of the plurality of devices comprises:

  • at least one sensor configured to acquire sensor data relating to a feature at a location on a roadway;

    a communications interface configured to communicate with at least one other device of the plurality of devices; and

    a device processor configured to generate an observation data package from the sensor data, perform, using the location, a spatial query on a blockchain configured to store a plurality of data entries to identify whether any data entries of the plurality of data entries exist for the observation data package;

    wherein when no data entries exist, the device processor is configured to generate a new data entry for the blockchain for the observation data package, andwherein when a data entry exists, the device processor is configured to validate the observation data package and augment the existing data entry.

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